No. 75, A., A bill to amend chapter 133 of the revised statutes entitled of costs and fees, And No. 192 A., A bill to legalize the publication of the unredeemed lots and tracts of land in the village of Alma, of the sale of 1871. All without amendment. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE CONSIDERED. The amendment to No. 68, S., Was agreed to, and Said bill, as amended, was ordered engrossed and read a third time. Nos. 72 and 90, S., Were ordered engrossed and read a third time, and On motion of Senator Irish, The rules were suspended for the consideration of No. 99, S., A bill to authorize Dan. F. Smith to maintain a dam on the South fork of Clam river in this state. And said bill was read a third time and passed. On motion of Senator Jones, No. 31, A., Was laid over. A bill to amend chapter 133 of the revised statutes, entitled of costs and fees, On motion of Senator Nelson, said bill No. 32, A., Was referred to a select committee of three, consisting of the Senators from the 4th, 26th and 20th districts. SPECIAL ORDER. Senator Quimby moved to postpone the consideraaion of Res. No. 12, S., Resolution relating to the Senate Railroad committee and the disposition of the land grant. To February 19th, Which motion was lost. Senator Cotzhausen moved to adjourn, Which motion was lost. Senator O'Rourk offered the following amendment to Res. No. 12, S., Amend by inserting after the word "resolved," in the first line, "by the Senate the Assembly concurring. On motion of Senator McCord," The amendment was tabled By the following vote: Those who voted in the affirmative were Senators Baker, Blair, Brown, Greene, Hiner, Holloway, Irish, Jones, Lindsley, Little, Mitchell, McCord, O'Rourk, Potter, Scott and Thorp-16. Those who voted in the negative were Senators Bacon, Campbell, Cotzhausen, H. N. Davis, R. E. Davis, Eaton, Hixon, Johnson, Kreiss, McCurdy, Nelson, Pratt, Quimby, Schantz and Wagner-15. On motion of Senator Nelson, The vote by which the Senate adopted Jt. Res. No. 15, S., Appointing a joint committee on Printing, as provided by section 22, chapter 114, general laws of 1858, Was reconsidered, and On motion of Senator Irish, On motion of Senator H. N. Davis, Senate met. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1873, The Lieutenant Governor presiding. 10 O'CLOCK A. M. Senators Bacon, Baker, Blair, Brown, Burchard, Campbell, Cotzhausen, H. N. Davis, R. E. Davis, Eaton, Greene, Hiner, Hixon, Holloway, Irish, Johnson, Jones, Kreiss, Lindsley, Little, Mitchell, McCord, McCurdy, Nelson, O'Rourk, Pratt, Potter, Quimby, Schantz, Scott, Thorp and Wagner-32. LETTERS, PETITIONS, MEMORIALS, ETC., Presented and referred, By Senator Mitchell: Remonstrance against the repeal of present law exempting or enactment of any law subjecting charitable institutions, school and church property and cemeteries to taxation, by Matthew Keenan, Fred. J. Johnson, Cornelius Davis, Thomas Keogh and 225 others. To select committee on that subject. By Senator Burchard: Mem. No. 75, S., Petition of F. W. Harvey and one hundred others, citizens of Beaver Dam, asking that the St. Croix land grant be conferred upon the Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company. To committee on Railroads. By Senator Burchard: Mem. No. 76, S., Remonstrance of M. Mulvany and 47 other citizens of Fox Lake, against the repeal of the laws exempting property from taxation. To select committee on that subject. By Senator Burchard: Res. No. 77, S., Remonstrance of 27 citizens of Beaver Dam, in the county of Dodge, against the repeal of the laws exempting property from taxation. To select committee on that subject. By Senator Greene: Mem. No. 78, S., Remonstrance of D. F. Mills and 32 others, of Golden Lake, Jefferson county. against repeal of laws exempting church and school property from taxation. To Select committee. By Senator Greene: Mem. No. 79, S., Remonstrance of F. X. Etschman and 138 others, of the city of Watertown, against repeal of laws exempting property from taxation. To Select committee. By Senator Quimby: Mem. No. 80, S., Petition of R. M. Strong and others, of Sauk county, for bestowal of land grant on the North Wisconsin Railroad. To committee on Railroads. By Senator Kreiss: Mem. No. 81, S., Remonstrance of S. Shawoan and 90 others, against repeal of laws exempting property of colleges, schools and benevolent societies from taxation. To Select committee. By Senator Kreiss: Mem. No. 82, S., Remonstrance of G. M. Steele and 40 others, against the repeal of laws exempting property from taxation. To select committee. By Senator Cotzhausen: Citizens of Milwaukee, remonstrating against repeal of, or enactment of any law subjecting charitable institutions, church. and school property and cemeteries to taxation, by John Eigner, John M. Eigner, Conrad Hubmann and others. To Select committee. By Senator Cotzhausen: Citizens of Milwaukee, remonstrance against repeal of, or enactment of any law subjecting charitable institutions, church and school property and cemeteries to taxation, by Franz H. Mayer, Jacob Schowalter, John E. Massino, John Brockman, and others. To Select committee. By Senator Cotzhausen: Citizens of Milwaukee, remonstrating against repeal of, or enactment of any laws subjecting charitable institutions, church and school property and cemeteries to taxation, by John Trant, Frederick Pollworth, Mathias Keyser, Alois Kasper and others. To Select committee. By Senator Cotzhausen: Citizens of Milwaukee, remonstrating against repeal of, or enactment of any law subjecting charitable institutions, church and school property, and cemeteries to taxation, by John Blankenhorn, Leonard Trimborne, Thomas Surges, Casper Huestein and others. To Select committee. By Senator Cotzhausen: Citizens of Milwaukee remonstrating against repeal of, or enactment of any law subjecting charitable institutions, church and school property and cemeteries to taxation, by Geo. Roderer and others. To Select committee. By Senator Cotzhausen: Mem. No. 88, S., Citizens of Milwaukee remonstrating against repeal of or enactment of any law subjecting charitable institutions, church and school property and cemeteries to taxation, by Geo. T. Kauper, Wm. Beicisdorf, and others. To Select committee. By Senator Cotzhausen: Citizens of Milwaukee, remonstrating against repeal of or en |